Where does “തുലാം” come from?

തുലാം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

തുലാം (Malayalam): A traditional month roughly corresponding to October-November

Definitions

  1. A traditional month roughly corresponding to October-November

Ancestry of “തുലാം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तुला →